Hamper-forming device



March 26, 1929. o. L. BARTLETT HAMPER FORMING DEVICE Filed Feb. 7, 1927 08Ca7'L.BartZetb INVENTOR ATTO R N EY Patented Mar. 25, 1.929.

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Application filed February automatically spaced, and which staves andhoops are held in position by the action oi truss hoops which are dropped into the hamper for temporarily holding the parts in position until securely fastened together after which time the truss hoops are removed for further use.

"With these and other objects in view, the invention resides in certain novel construo tion and combination and arrangement of parts, the essential leatures of which are hereinafter fully described, are particularly pointed out in the appended claim, and are illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view oifliny improved hamper forming device, showing a hamper in a set-up position, t

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the some.

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional View thcrethrough.

Referring more particularly to the draw ing, the reference numeral 10 designates my improved hamper form in its entirety an d which comprises a base 11 having equidistantly spaced post 12 rising therefrom in circular formation and which converge toward the base 11, the degree of convergency depending upon the shape of the harm per to be formed. The posts 12 are joined at their tops by a ring 13 on which radially arranged spacer members 1d are mounted. The members 14; are hingedly mounted on the top oi? the as at 1 H so that they may be swung inward to an open position to space the stavcs at the top or swung outward to an inoperative p sition. The inner tacos oi the posts 12 are provided with hori zontally aligned shoulders 15, which are. suitably spaced for supporting outer hoops of the hamper during the assembling operation. r i

In practice, an operator first-places the Serial No. 186,543.

bottom B of the hamper upon the base 11 together with the lower outer hoop t). The intermediate outer hoops H are then placed upon the respective horizontally at med shoulders and are supported in position thereon while the uppermost hoop U rests upon the top ring 13, The staycs it: are next dropped into place and are held in cod relation by the spacer members 1e. the formation of certain type of hampers, this is, when the staves come together, the spacer members 1 1 are swung outward to an inoperative position.

rrnss hoops T are next inserted and are erent sizes. Two truss hoops are all that is necessity in the construction of an ordinary so hamper, there being one hoop inserted to a point adjacentthe bottom of the hamper, and a li'ni'ger truss hoop inserted adjacent the top of the hamper, whereupon the said truss hoops are wedged into tight engagement with thestaves Pi, which stoves are in turn expanded against the outer hoops. 'lhe hamper may now be lifted il'irom the form in. a temporarily set-up position for insertion into the stapling or stitching machine, after which the inner truss hoops T are removed for use in the construction of another hamper.

From the foregoing description, it will be appreciated that any one unskilled in the art oi? hamper construction may set up a hamper in quiclr time and with little effort on his part, it is only necessary to drop the hoops and staves into their positions and insert the truss hoops to cause the parts to 'lfrictionally engage.

"it hile l have dcsc bed what I deem to be the most desirable embodimentot my invention, it is obvious that many of the de tails may be Varied without in any way doparting from the spirit 01 my invention, and I therefore do not limit myself to the exact details of construction herein forth nor to anything less than the whole of my invention limited only by the appended claim.

hat is claimed as new A hamper form comprising to receive the bottom of the hamper to be termed and the lower outer hoop therefor, a frame structure supported upon said base embodying a plurality of posts arranged in converging relation and y from said base and a ring fixedly supported upon the tops of. said posts, the 'staves of the hamper to be formed adapted to have their lower a base adapted ends restingi pon said base and their top termediate said base and ring fol-supporting endsa'gaiiist said ring to temporarily supthe intermediate outer truss hoops of the port them in converging; re1ati0n,--p0inted hamper, substantially as and for the pur- 1 spacer memberssuppoirtedrby said ring and pose specified. extending inwardlythereffom for spacing In testimony whereof I have afiixed my the top ends of thefstav'es, and shoulders signature. provided on the inner sides of said posts in- OSCAR L. BARTLETT. 

